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Tianjin Airlines is named the Best Domestic Regional Airline in China




Tianjin Airlines was named winner of the Best Regional Domestic Airline China award at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held in the French Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show. This is a new award to reflect the increased interest in Chinese airlines from voters.

The runners-up in the Best Regional Domestic Airline China category are Juneyao Airlines taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Sichuan Airlines in 3rd position.

Best Domestic Regional Airline China

1

Tianjin Airlines

2

Juneyao Airlines

3

Sichuan Airlines

Voted by over 18.8 million airline passengers from 100 different nationalities, the World Airline Awards™ are the most prestigious quality recognition of front-line product and service standards for the world airline industry. With 200 airlines featured, the awards measure customer satisfaction levels across 38 different items of airline front-line product and service.


 

Mr Edward Plaisted - CEO, SKYTRAX

“We offer our sincere congratulations to Tianjin Airlines for their achievement in winning this award. In what is a very competitive and widespread market Tianjin Airlines can be truly proud of their success in this years awards.”




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TIANJIN AIRLINES

Tianjin Airlines (formerly Grand China Express Air) is a regional airline headquartered in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, operating domestic scheduled passenger and cargo flights out of Tianjin Binhai International Airport. The airline was established in 2004 in an effort to merge the major aviation assets of Hainan Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines, Chang'an Airlines and Shanxi Airlines. As of 2010, only 13 destinations are served (excluding those operated on behalf of Hainan Airlines), though by 2012, the airline intends to fly on more than 450 routes linking at least 90 cities.

 

JUNEYAO AIRLINES

Juneyao Airlines is a privately owned airline based in Shanghai, China, operating domestic services out of the two Shanghai airports (Hongqiao and Pudong). The airline has a fleet of 19 Airbus aircraft operating to 32 regional destinations.

SICHUAN AIRLINES

Sichuan Airlines is a regional airline headquartered on the grounds of Chengdu International Airport in Chengdu, China. It operates mainly scheduled domestic flights out of Chengdu Airport and Chongqing International Airport. The airline operates a fleet of 58 Airbus and Embraer aircraft to 51 destinations.






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